Motivational quotes inspire both productivity and happiness. Great coaches, managers, and leaders have demonstrated a gift for motivating employees and the other people that surround them to achieve their very best.

In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.A Quote from Abraham Lincoln (February, 1809 –April, 1865)

Lincoln served as the President of the United States from 1861 until 1865. He was an inspiration to all who opposed slavery and is best known for his Emancipation Proclamation, which led to the 13th Amendment of the United States Constitution in 1865, and is still quoted today. Lincoln’s motivation in the face of numerous defeats’ and his courageous ability to never give up continues to motivate all American’s and the rest of the world.

I never did anything worth doing by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident; they came by work.

Thomas Edison gave the world some of its most significant inventions. His inner motivation was legendary. He held 1093 US patents and many more around the world. His principles on mass production and improving productivity along with his numerous new ways of doing things will forever be an inspiration.

Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. Thomas Edison quote

You're never a loser until you quit trying. Motivational Quote byMike Ditka

“If you live long enough, you'll make mistakes. But if you learn from them, you'll be a better person. It's how you handle adversity, not how it affects you. The main thing is never quit, never quit, never quit.”Bill Clinton (born August, 1946) Motivational Quote

Bill Clinton overcame a difficult childhood to become the forty second President of the United States. His mother worked hard to keep the family afloat while his father struggled with alcoholism and gambling. Clinton is credited with providing inspiration to a lackluster Democratic Party when he won the Presidency in1992. His quotes and quick witted sayings provided rich fodder for the press and will be remembered throughout history.

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“We cannot build our own future without helping others to build theirs.”Motivational Quote by Bill Clinton“Sometimes when people are under stress, they hate to think, and it's the time when they most need to think.”Bill Clinton quote

We don't know a millionth of one percent about anything. Thomas Edison motivational quote

There is no substitute for hard work.Motivational Quote by Thomas Edison

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.Thomas Edison quotation

The first requisite for success is the ability to apply your physical and mental energies to one problem incessantly without growing weary. Quote byThomas Edison

Genius is one per cent inspiration, ninety-nine per cent perspiration. Thomas Edison Motivational QuoteI am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward. Thomas Edison quote

There is always a better way. Motivational Quote by Thomas Edison

Anything you really want, you can attain, if you really go after it.Wayne Dyer (born May, 1940) Motivational Quote

Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice.Wayne Dyer quoteConflict cannot survive without your participation. Motivational Quote by Wayne DyerDeficiency motivation doesn't work. It will lead to a life-long pursuit of try to fix me. Learn to appreciate what you have and where and who you are. Wayne Dyer Motivational Quote

“Success is not the measure of a man but a triumph over those who choose to hold him back.”Motivational Quote byBill Clinton“We should, all of us, be filled with gratitude and humility for our present progress and prosperity. We should be filled with awe and joy at what lies over the horizon. And we should be filled with absolute determination to make the most of it.”Bill Clinton quote--motivational

“By lifting the weakest, poorest among us, we lift the rest of us as well.”Bill Clinton quotation

“Keep your eyes on the prize and don't turn back.”Bill Clinton quote

“Pessimism is an excuse for not trying and a guarantee to a personal failure.”Motivational Quote by Bill ClintonStrength and wisdom are not opposing values.Bill ClintonMotivational QuoteDoing what you love is the cornerstone of having abundance in your life. Wayne Dyer Motivational Quote

Everything in the universe has a purpose. Indeed, the invisible intelligence that flows through everything in a purposeful fashion is also flowing through you.Motivational Quote by Wayne Dyer

Everything is perfect in the universe - even your desire to improve it. Wayne Dyer motivational quoteEverything you are against weakens you. Everything you are for empowers you. Motivational Quote by Wayne Dyer

Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.Wayne Dyer quoteHow people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours. Wayne Dyer Motivational Quote I cannot always control what goes on outside. But I can always control what goes on inside. Motivational Quote by Wayne Dyer If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. Inspirational Quote by Wayne Dyer It is impossible for you to be angry and laugh at the same time. Anger and laughter are mutually exclusive and you have the poser to choose either. Wayne Dyer life quotet

It makes no sense to worry about things you have no control over because there's nothing you can do about them, and why worry about things you do control? The activity of worrying keeps you immobilized. Wayne Dyer quote--motivational

It's never crowded along the extra mile.Motivational Quote by Wayne Dyer

Our intention creates our reality. Wayne Dyer Motivational Quote

Self-worth comes from one thing - thinking that you are worthy.Motivational Quote by Wayne Dyer

Stop acting as if life is a rehearsal. Live this day as if it were your last. The past is over and gone. The future is not guaranteed. Wayne Dyer quote

Successful people make money. It's not that people who make money become successful, but that successful people attract money. They bring success to what they do. Motivational Quote by Wayne DyerThe components of anxiety, stress, fear, and anger do not exist independently of you in the world. They simply do not exist in the physical world, even though we talk about them as if they do. Wayne Dyer quotationThere is no scarcity of opportunity to make a living at what you love; there's only scarcity of resolve to make it happen. Motivational Quote by Wayne Dyer There is no way to prosperity, prosperity is the way. Wayne Dyer quoteWhat comes out of you when you are squeezed is what is inside of you. Wayne Dyer Motivational Quote

What we think determines what happens to us, so if we want to change our lives, we need to stretch our minds. Motivational Quote by Wayne Dyer

You cannot always control what goes on outside. But you can always control what goes on inside.

Motivational Quote by Wayne Dyer

You leave old habits behind by starting out with the thought, 'I release the need for this in my life'.Wayne Dyer quoteEffective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.Motivational Quote by Stephen Covey (born October, 1932)Every human has four endowments- self awareness, conscience, independent will and creative imagination. These give us the ultimate human freedom... The power to choose, to respond, to change. Stephen Coveyquote--motivationalIn the last analysis, what we are communicates far more eloquently than anything we say or do. Stephen Covey Motivational Quote Live out of your imagination, not your history. Quote by Stephen Covey

Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall.Motivational Quote by Stephen Covey

Our character is basically a composite of our habits. Because they are consistent, often unconcious patterns, they constantly, daily, express our character. Stephen Covey quote

The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.Stephen Covey quote--motivationalThe main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.Quote by Stephen Covey

There are three constants in life... change, choice and principles.Stephen Covey quote

We are not animals. We are not a product of what has happened to us in our past. We have the power of choice. Stephen Covey quotation

We are the creative force of our life, and through our own decisions rather than our conditions, if we carefully learn to do certain things, we can accomplish those goals. Motivational Quote by Stephen CoveyMental toughness is to physical as four is to one.

Motivational Quote by Bobby Knight (October, 1940)The will to win means nothing without the will to prepare.Juma Ikangaa

I don't believe in team motivation. I believe in getting a team prepared so it knows it will have the necessary confidence when it steps on a field and be prepared to play a good game.Motivational quote by Tom Landry

I've learned that something constructive comes from every defeat.Quotes by Tom Landry If you are prepared, you will be confident, and will do the job.Tom Landry motivational quote

Setting a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will go about achieving it and staying with that plan.Sports quote by Tom Landry

The secret to winning is constant, consistent management. Tom Landry sports quoteToday, you have 100% of your life left. Tom Landry Motivational quote

When you want to win a game, you have to teach. When you lose a game, you have to learn.Tom Landry quoteAlways keep an open mind and a compassionate heart. Phil Jackson (September, 1945) Motivational quote

Wisdom is always an overmatch for strength. Phil Jackson quotePeople who live in the past generally are afraid to compete in the present. I've got my faults, but living in the past is not one of them. There's no future in it. Sparky Anderson (born February, 1934) Motivational quote Success is the person who year after year reaches the highest limits in his field. Sparky Anderson quoteA winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals. Larry Bird (born December, 1956) quoteI don't know if I practiced more than anybody, but I sure practiced enough. I still wonder if somebody - somewhere - was practicing more than me. Larry Bird motivational quote

I've got a theory that if you give 100 percent all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.Motivational quote by Larry Bird

It doesn't matter who scores the points, it's who can get the ball to the scorer. Motivational sport quote by Larry Bird

Leadership is diving for a loose ball, getting the crowd involved, getting other players involved. It's being able to take it as well as dish it out. That's the only way you're going to get respect from the players. Larry Bird sports quote

Leadership is getting players to believe in you. If you tell a teammate you're ready to play as tough as you're able to, you'd better go out there and do it. Players will see right through a phony. And they can tell when you're not giving it all you've got.Quote by Larry Bird

Once you are labeled 'the best' you want to stay up there, and you can't do it by loafing around. Larry Bird quote--motivational

Push yourself again and again. Don't give an inch until the final buzzer sounds. Larry Bird quote

Before you can win, you have to believe you are worthy.Mike Ditka (born October, 1939) quote--motivational

I really believe the only way to stay healthy is to eat properly, get your rest and exercise. If you don't exercise and do the other two, I still don't think it's going to help you that much. Motivational quote by Mike Ditka If you are determined enough and willing to pay the price, you can get it done. Quote by Mike Ditka

Success isn't measured by money or power or social rank. Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. Mike Ditka quote

The ones who want to achieve and win championships motivate themselves.Mike Ditka quotationWhat you feel spiritually. I think a lot of that has to do with it. If you have no spiritual life, chances are everything is going to aggravate you, you're going to fly off the handle at everything and that's what I did in the past. I've kind of got that under control now. Quotation by Mike Ditka